Category Archive For "Training"
What is GORUCK?
Recently I was reminded, yet again, that I suck at explaining GORUCK to people. The conversation usually goes something like this: Person: How’s it going? Me: Good. I’m a little tired. I’ve been training for a thing I have coming up. Person: Oh yeah. What is that thing you do? The thing with backpacks or something. …
in Training Free GORUCK Training Guides
If you, or someone you know, is looking to train for a GORUCK Heavy, GORUCK Tough, or GORUCK Light, our friends (actually, I guess that’s actually us since we run both website) over at Ruck.Training have released 3 brand new GORUCK training guides and they are giving them away for free. What is great about these …
Dealing with Muscle Cramps During GORUCK
Below is my subjective experience in dealing with cramping during GORUCK events. This is what worked for me. I’m neither a doctor nor a scientist, so take it for what it’s worth. (TL:DR – I use SaltStick and mustard. It worked for me. No cramps.) A Little Context To set the stage, I occasionally deal with …
Launching Ruck.Training
Ruck.Beer exists because every time I went out for a ruck, I found myself thinking about articles I wanted to write about rucking. Ruck.World exists because after I built Ruck.Beer, every time I went out for a ruck, I found myself thinking about satire articles to write about the weird world of GORUCK. This week, …
Pushing Past Comfort
Me and the family took a quick 3-day vacation to visit the in-laws in Myrtle Beach this week. As I contemplated how I’d train over the few days we were gone, I considered reaching out to the Crossfit gym in town. But I didn’t really want to shell out the coin. I figured I’d grab …
in Training March 2017 Training Log
Below is my training log for March 2017. The training is for life in general and for my 2017 to-do list specifically. Wednesday, March 1 – 100 Push-ups Technique – Double Unders 30 seconds on, 30 seconds off. 5 rounds. Work Capacity – Row 2 min, 3 Cleans @ 95#, 6 Front Rack Lunge @ 95#, 9 …
in Training Top 10 GORUCK Training Tips
Below are ten training tips for your upcoming GORUCK event. Whether your training for a GORUCK Light, Tough, or Heavy, these ten tips should help you get the most of your training. 1. Train Like Your Event (and then some) If you’re new to rucking, then you may need to increase your ruck weight gradually. …
in Training February 2017 Training Logs
Below is my training log for January 2017. The training is for life in general and for my 2017 to-do list specifically. ==TOTAL PUSH-UPS FOR FEBRUARY 990== ==TOTAL PUSH-UPS FOR 2017 YTD 3090== Wednesday, February 1 – 100 Push-ups Work Capacity – 1:45 Airdyne, 9 Box-jump @ 24″, 15 Deadlift @ 185# AMRAP 18 min (5 …
in Training January 2017 Training Log
Below is my training log for January 2017. The training is for life in general and for my 2017 to-do list specifically. ==TOTAL PUSH-UPS FOR JANUARY 2100== Sunday, January 1 – 100 Push-ups Monday, January 2 – 100 Push-ups Tuesday, January 3 – 100 Push-ups Wednesday, January 4 – 100 Push-ups Notes: Push-ups are going ok. Sets of 20-25 …
Best Training Gear for GORUCK
One of the best things you can do to prepare for a GORUCK event is to get comfortable being uncomfortable. This is best accomplished by training with heavy, odd shaped, and annoying items. Listed below are my favorite GORUCK training toys. Jerry Can I HATE JERRY CANS! No matter how much you think there is …
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